Chicken feeder



oct; 2, 1923.- 1,469,677

F. B. NAYLOR v CHICKEN FEEDER Filed March 12 19123 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 CHICKEN FEEDER F. B. NAYLOR Filed Ilartzh` 12. 1923 u Patented YGet.. 2,1923. A

y a citizen ofthe United States, residingat 1' .FBEDERICK'B. hiertoe, or nrlrinirrownnnw Jniisni.A -i

CHlCKEN' i Appucatidn'ied Marcil 12,

T all 'whom it mag/icofcern; i e y Be it known that'I,.FREDERICK Bh NAYLOR;

.Monmouth and Allentown, in the countyf of invented* 'new State 'of YNew-Jersey', have and useful Improvements Vin Chicken Feed-2' ers, of which the following is a specification."

vi'or poultry, v .vention being toprovi'de means forprevent ling the Waste ofi'eed'by the Vthe same out of 'the troughV .viceand L This invention also consistsgfin 'certainV other features of construction and inthe coniy '.loination and arrangement :of vthe several arf specifically pointed' outiny 'the "appended, claims; V:

frames forfcovering the trough;

This invention relates to' a eed'hopper-V one of theobjects Voit the Vinpoul'try pulling" vpart of Vthe' de' scattering it uponthe ground or floor. y Another object of the invention is-to make the parts adjustable'so that the device can be used for poultry ot different sizes'trom'f young chicks up to lfull grown chicks."v

A further object of the invention isf to so" construct vthe hopper that lit will be weather proof and rodent proof.

parts, t0 be hereinafter fully described,fil-FV lustrated in the accompanyingdrawings"an InV 'describing my invention in detail, 'reference willv bey had* to the accompanying .drawings wherein like charactersdeno'te like; or corresponding parts throughout thej's'ev-` eral views, and in whichz'- v Figure 1 is a front view of the invention;v

Figure 2 isy asectional-view thereof.

Figure 3f is' a section: on line otlig ure2.

VFigure 4 is aV view 'of one'ofl the'wire'.

Figure 5 is a view-of the secondfra'inev covering the trough. i'

Figure 6 is a perspective Iview of a por" tion ot one of thegates.

' j usted position.

' Vhopper and 2 y the hopper and Figure 7 is a vperspetive'view-otv one or" the rack bars `for holdingthe gates fin ad- In these views 1 indicates the body of the the coverV thereof, said cover sloping downwardly towards the Vfronto being extendedgto. cover the are oarried'by the .rods 4 perches 3 which mounted in the tubular which v are slidably i meinbers which are .formedkby rolling proi jec'ting parts of the Awallsfot the hopper.

Y and away 'ftrgn the hopper.

Thus the' perches can be adjusted towardsv Thev cover 1s 1 v connected withg-the'rear side the` hinge- 6,-'.said hinge being lformed .of rolled parts `onthe hopper land'fcover whichv telescope withoi'iel another soas d -ends of; the hopper. y By'` at their ends i'ezfaf 'semina 624,485: L

of the hopper by 5 weather prooftjoint. The cover is also pro# n vided' with the latch. in 'closed position.' A

front Ywal-l is 'l'o'wenough vto permit lsmall.

means `oi' the-rolled parts 12 ont e flap and lower end of-'the strip whichtelescope oneanother to formajhinge. The flap 11'is formed oit-"two parts- 11"' and 11 which yare adjustablyl'fconnected together' by the bolts`=and 1 the' other part? The end 'are' provided with slots 15 for enga-ging the inclined guides 16 on the this ni'eansth'espace wing 'nuts passing part andl slots 14 inA means 7 for holding it front wall 8 extends up'irorn the bottom of the hopperand thisy lfront walll of thepi'eed compartment Y f flanges riveted or otherwisersecured to the70- hopper, andthe flap -curedto thelowerpart of' the stripV 10by i between the frontfwall-*S andthe ivap 'can be;

feed-exposed inthe trough part `frame 17,' composed 'offw'ires and' provided vwith legsrlg at theffront thereoifis placedover thetrough part v-and'asecfond wire frame 19 from wasting-the eed in the trough Vpart as they cover the lfeed-therein.`V

Il also provide-lmeans v'forTregulating the size of -theopening through which the *chicken passes itsiheadiand neck..` .Such

means consistsof 'alower'y gate '20 andl an Y 10o upper gate 21, theseg'atesy20 and 21 having spring latcl means 22 and 22 respectively for engaging the t'eeth 23' on .they angle Ybars 24 which `are; riveted or otherwise vsecured to the ends-of the hopper.

Notches 25. are'formed inthe lower ends l of thev angle ybars-fiorreceiving the latch means Yoi `lthe lower gate saineA in feed froml the; device. y

'is slidably mounted 'upon the lrst' frame so on Y Ybe vmade vfuir Width orA of, han Width TheSe framespreventv the poultry for holding.. the Y v` its1owest position with its lip-26 resting` upon the Vupperedge of the front'v wall 8.Y Tn this positionllittle chicks can' Y The angle :bars `24 i,

iront of theffront Y strip 27 which isiiveted or otherwise secured tothe Vends of being regulated by moving one ,frame upon front of the device, the

#waste of feed bythe chickens the other. The flap is adjusted by first loosening the nut 13 and then either pushing thelfiap towards the rear or towards the the'notcli l5 inthe 'lower Part causing' the same to move vertically and thus the lower end of the flap is kept adjacent the frame 1.9. yAfter the )flapv has been adjustedthe vnut is tightened to hold' Vit in position. lf the device ,is being used for small chicks one frame is adjusted upon the other so that the cross bars of one frame are alternately arranged with those of the other frame but if the device is used for large chickens are placed over those of the other so that the VSpaces.between the cross bars are of the maximumsize. The opening through which the chicken passes itshead andnecl v. moving the c gate 121.

gate 20 can: be adjusted to'regulate the depth of the troughand thusrpreventl the 'pu-lling the same' over the front of thetrough. `YThe perches'are also adjustable bymovingthe bars ,4t in and out of the rolled parts to suit chickens of different SiZSS.

It is thought from the foregoingdescription thatthe advantages and novel features ofv my .invention will be readily apparent,

Ifdesire `it to be understood that I may Vmalte changes in the combination and arrangement of the several construction and in the parts, provided that such changes-fall within the scope of the appended claims.

What I claim` is l. A poultry feeder of the class described trough can be regulated by the Wire frames 171ml@ 197 theY guides 416 lengaging ot the flap'- the cross bars of one frameA the front comprising a hopper having a trough part,

a lower gate, means for adjusting the same vertically, anriipper` gate having its lower edge spaced fromthe lower' gate to form" an opening tof permi t'the Vchicken to pass s Vhead into the trough'vpart and meansV` for adjusting the upper gate fvertically.

2. A poultry feeder Y comprising a hopper having a trough part,

a lower gate, ineansfoi'. adjusting the same vertically, an upper gate having its lower edge spaced from the lower gate to form an opening toVV permit the chicken to pass its head into thetrough part, means forV adjusting the upper gate vertically,Y such means consisting of riick members on the gates for engagingthe same.

.3. A poultry feeder of the class described comprising' a hopper a flap hingedto the compartment and extending over the top of the trough, a guide for 'the lower part of the flap, and means for adjusting the width ofthe flap. Y

4. A poultry feederrof the class described comprising a hopper having a trough part, a flaphinged t0 the front wall of the feed compartment and extending over the top of the trough, a guide for the lower part of the fla-p7 means for adjusting the width of theV class described v having a trough part,V front Awall of the feed bars and spring' of the fiap, such means consisting of aV pair 'Y o f Voverlapping part having yslots therein, bolts passing through onel part and the slots in part and nuts engaging the bolts for clamps ing Vthetwo .parts together in adjusted po.- sition. i j Y Y 5, A poultry feeder ofthe class described comprisinw a hopper, a trough part, a vertically adjustable lower'gate associated with of the trough part, a vertically upper gate4 arranged above the a telescopic flap hingedly conthe lower edge of the front adjustable lower gate, nected with wall of the feed chamber, an inclined guide for the lower part 0f the flap, a wire frame covering the trough part and located below the flap and a second frame slidably mounted o n the first frame.

In testimony whereof I' atiixniy signature. Y c Y FREDERICK B. N AYLOR.

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